Presider’s Page for 22 July (Ordinary Time 16)
Our God is like a shepherd who always looks after the flock: the Lord cares for us in all our needs.
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22 July. 16th Sunday
1st Reading: Jeremiah (23:1-6) I will raise up for David a righteous Branch The Lord says, “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who shepherd my people: “It is you who have scattered my flock, and have…
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21 July. Saturday, Week 15
1st Reading: Micah 2:1-5) If rich people steal the lands of others, their own land will fall to their captors Alas for those who devise wickedness and evil deeds on their beds! When the morning dawns, they perform it, because it is in their power. They covet fields, and seize them; houses, and take them…
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20 July. Friday, Week 15
1st Reading: Isaiah (38:1-6, 21-22,) King Hezekiah is cured of a serious sickness; as a sign of full health God turns the sun’s rays backward In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, “Thus says the Lord:…
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19 July. Thursday, Week 15
1st Reading: Isaiah (26:7-9, 12, 16-19) A prayer of quiet confidence, awaiting the dawn of God’s justice The way of the righteous is level; O Just One, you make smooth the path of the righteous. In the path of your judgments, O Lord, we wait for you; your name and your renown are the soul’s…
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18 July. Wednesday, Week 15
1st Reading: Isaiah (10:5-7, 13-16) Assyria was used to punish Israel but later was discarded for interfering with God’s plans for his people Ah, Assyria, the rod of my anger, the club in their hands is my fury! Against a godless nation I send him, and against the people of my wrath I command him,…
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17 July. Tuesday, Week 15
1st Reading: Isaiah (7:1-9) During a national crisis people must first turn to a deeper faith in God In the days of Ahaz son of Jotham son of Uzziah, king of Judah, King Rezin of Aram and King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel went up to attack Jerusalem, but could not mount an attack…
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16 July. Monday, Week 15
(Our Lady of Mount Carmel ) 1st Reading: Isaiah (1:10-17 ) Formal worship from people who oppress of the poor is spurned by God Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the teaching of our God, you people of Gomorrah! What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says…
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Presider’s Page for 15 July (Ordinary Time 15)
God has blessed us in very many ways: God has showered grace upon us. During today’s gathering, we give thanks to the Lord for all we have received.
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15 July. 15th Sunday
1st Reading: Amos (7:12-15) Amos is called by God to be a prophet Amaziah said to Amos, “O seer, go, flee away to the land of Judah, earn your bread there, and prophesy there; but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom.” Then…
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14 July. Saturday, Week 14 1st Reading: Isaiah (6:1-8) While praying in the temple, Isaiah is called to his great prophetic ministry In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. Seraphs were in attendance above him;…
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13 July. Friday, Week 14
1st Reading: Hosea (14:2-9) A call to repentance and renewal Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity. Take words with you and return to the Lord; say to him, “Take away all guilt; accept that which is good, and we will offer the fruit of our…
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12 July. Thursday, Week 14
1st Reading: Hosea (11:1-4, 8-9) In tender imagery, God declares motherly care for his beloved child, Israel When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. But the more I called them, the more they went from me; they kept sacrificing to the Baals, and offering incense to…
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11 July. St Benedict, abbot, Patron of Europe
1st Reading: Proverbs (2:1-10) The value of wisdom, devotion and fear of the Lord, so exemplified in Saint Benedict My child, if you accept my words and treasure up my commandments within you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; if you indeed cry out for insight, and raise your…
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10 July. Tuesday, Week 14
1st Reading: Hosea (8:4-7, 11-13) For their sins, they shall return to slavery in Egypt. But Hosea intercedes with God for them They made kings, but not through me; they set up princes, but without my knowledge. With their silver and gold they made idols for their own destruction. Your calf is rejected, O Samaria….
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09 July. Monday, Week 14
1st Reading: Hosea (2:16-18, 21-22) Israel will again show loving fidelity to her God On that day, says the Lord, you will call me, “My husband.” For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall be mentioned by name no more. I will make for you a covenant on…
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09 July. Monday, Week 14
1st Reading: Hosea (2:16-18, 21-22) Israel will again show loving fidelity to her God On that day, says the Lord, you will call me, “My husband.” For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall be mentioned by name no more. I will make for you a covenant on…
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Presider’s Page for 8 July (Ordinary Time 14)
As weak and sinful people, we gather to ask the Lord’s mercy. We know his grace is sufficient for us. Together, we praise and thank our God for the constant care we receive.
• (In Ireland) Today is the National Day of Commemoration of those who died in past wars or on service of the United Nations. -
08 July. 14th Sunday
1st Reading: Ezekiel (2:2-5) God sends Ezekiel to tell people of their sins and call them to repentance When he spoke to me, a spirit entered into me and set me on my feet; and I heard him speaking to me. He said to me, “Mortal, I am sending you to the people of Israel,…
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07 July. Saturday, Week 13
1st Reading: Amos (9:11-15) David’s dynasty will be restored, and the land will be blessed On that day I will raise up the booth of David that is fallen, and repair its breaches, and raise up its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old; in order that they may possess the remnant…